Special Educational Needs: East Yorkshire

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children in East Yorkshire  (a) had special educational needs and  (b) were educated in special schools in each year since 2000.

Parmjit Dhanda: The available information is shown in the tables.
	
		
			  All schools: Number and percentage of pupils with special educational needs (SEN)—position in January each year: 2000 to 2006—East Yorkshire parliamentary constituency 
			   Maintained mainstream schools( 1)  Maintained special schools( 2) 
			Pupils with statements of SEN  Pupils with SEN without statements( 3)   Pupils with statements of SEN  Pupils with SEN without statements( 3) 
			   Number of pupils( 4)  Number  Percentage( 5)  Number  Percentage( 6)  Number of pupils( 4)  Number  Percentage( 5)  Number  Percentage( 6) 
			 2000 13,733 263 1.9 1,816 13.2 63 49 77.8 n/a n/a 
			 2001 13,968 343 2.5 1,874 13.4 63 55 87.3 n/a n/a 
			 2002 14,168 273 1.9 1,902 13.4 72 55 76.4 n/a n/a 
			 2003 14,246 320 2.2 1,556 10.9 71 55 77.5 0 0.0 
			 2004 14,245 339 2.4 1,938 13.6 75 59 78.7 16 21.3 
			 2005 14,156 325 2.3 1,977 14.0 79 64 81.0 15 19.0 
			 2006 14,075 329 2.3 2,092 14.9 85 70 82.4 15 17.6 
		
	
	
		
			   Independent schools( 7)  Total( 8) 
			Pupils with statements of SEN  Pupils with SEN without statements( 3)   Pupils with statements of SEN  Pupils with SEN without statements( 3) 
			   Number of pupils( 4)  Number  Percentage( 5)  Number  Percentage( 6)  Number of pupils( 4)  Number  Percentage( 5)  Number  Percentage( 6) 
			 2000 957 0 0.0 25 2.6 14,750 310 2.1 1,840 12.5 
			 2001 956 0 0.0 (9)— (9)— 14,990 400 2.7 1,880 12.5 
			 2002 852 0 0.0 20 2.3 15,090 330 2.2 1,920 12.7 
			 2003 892 0 0.0 50 5.6 15,210 380 2.5 1,610 10.6 
			 2004 886 0 0.0 42 4.7 15,210 400 2.6 2,000 13.1 
			 2005 891 0 0.0 49 5.5 15,130 390 2.6 2,040 13.5 
			 2006 886 0 0.0 51 5.8 15,050 400 2.7 2,160 14.3 
			 n/a = not available (1) Includes maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools. (2) Maintained special schools only. There are no non-maintained special schools in East Yorkshire parliamentary constituency. (3) A change to the Code of Practice in January 2002 means that the numbers of pupils with SEN without statements in 2003 and later are not directly comparable with earlier years. (4) Headcount of pupils. Excludes dually registered pupils. (5) The number of pupils with statements of SEN expressed as a percentage of the school population. (6) The number of pupils with SEN without statements expressed as a percentage of the school population. (7) Independent schools only. There are no direct grant nursery schools, city technology colleges or academies in East Yorkshire parliamentary constituency. (8) Totals across all schools have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown. (9) 1 or 2 pupils, or a rate based on 1 or 2 pupils  Source: School Census